Jimmy 14, and as a young ship's engineer.
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James Milne Gillespie "Dave", 77, of Lower LaHave, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2014 at the Fishermen's Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg.
Born in Dundee Scotland on January 16, 1937, he was the only child of James and Violet (Milne) Gillespie.
He was very proud of having attended Morgan Academy and went on to serve as an engineer, working with his father at the hydro power plant in Dundee.
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Jimmy was called up towards the end of the Korean War and served as a mechanic on the ground with the RAF. He joined the Merchant Navy as a junior engineer and worked up the ranks. With British India Steamship he spent over 3 years sailing between various ports in India and also spent a year in Ghana and sailed on one of the first factory freezer ships.
He came to Canada in 1970 to work for HB Nickersons, Riverport, as a shore engineer for the scallop fishing fleet. He worked for various shipping companies, finishing off with Provmar Fuels (Hamilton Energy), a division of Upper Lakes Shipping, a newly-formed company to fuel the Great Lakes ore carriers that called into the port of Hamilton, Ontario. One of the highlights of his career was fueling the Queens yacht, the HMS Britannia.
Jimmy had a fondness for his pets, especially his great danes and his cats, Toots and Thomas. In his earlier years he was a golfer and curler, and was a great cook of Chinese and Indian curries. An avid reader, he enjoyed crossword puzzles until a stroke damaged his eyesight.
Active in his community, he served on the board of the local SPCA and was a member of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Rose Bay. He was a life member of St. David Lodge, # 78 Dundee, affiliating with Charity Lodge No. 69, Mahone Bay, receiving his 50 year jewel, and a 25 year member of the Eastern Star Chapter 38, Bridgewater.
Jimmy leaves behind the love of his life, Doreen, his wife of 52 years. He liked to say “I went into hospital to have my appendix out and left with a wife" (theatre nurse).
He will be sadly missed by all those he left behind;
sons Stuart (Michelle), Rose Bay; Derek (Rachel), Westin, Berwick; Graeme, Mahone Bay;
grandchildren Devin, Katie, Danielle, Brittany, Alex, twins Maggie Mae and Charlie Sue;
great-grandchildren Elizabeth, Noah, Kyla, Logan, twins Alayah and Haylee, Hayden;
and cousins in Scotland, David and Aileen.
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Source: Jimmy's wife, Doreen.
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